Shiguan Temple

　　    Shiguan Temple is situated approximately 5 kilometers south of the city. On the right, the mountain peak is split into multiple fissures, shaped like a fish’s mouth—called the Carp Mouth—and features three rows of thinly layered rocks that are remarkably unique. In the past, a passage was chiseled out, fitted with short railings, and a historic temple named Shiguan Temple was built along it. The temple has a path so narrow it can barely accommodate one’s toes; climbing up or descending in spirals is enough to make anyone dizzy and terrified. From high above, one can look down at the clustered rocks lying askew, piled up like eggs or sheer as cliffs, with two cliffs standing opposite each other as if trying to devour one another. In summer, the rushing waters flow fiercely, swift as drumbeats. During the Republican era, when the Han-Yu Highway was constructed, it passed through tunnels here—three continuous tunnels situated just inches apart. The lower tunnel’s lintel stone is inscribed with “Shiguan Temple,” written by Xu Zhaoding, while the upper tunnel’s lintel stone bears the inscription “Key to Qin Chuan,” and 500 meters up the cliff at Dayawo, there is another carving that reads “How Hard Can the Shu Road Be?”, both penned by Zhao Zukang.